Metaphorical Theology
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Metaphorical Theology   -     By: Sallie McFague

Metaphorical Theology

Augsburg Fortress / 1982 / Paperback

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Written as part of the "conversation" of theology, McFague describes this "metaphorical perspective" as a thought experiment. What would the relations between religious and theological language look like if seen in the light of the way metaphors become models, in light of the relativity and openness of metaphorical thinking, and in light of the intrinsic iconoclastic and transformative character of metaphorical thought? Would it avoid the idolatry and literalism that has plagued much religious language and would it prove a way to make religious language more relevant to people exluded from traditional religious language? McFague explores these questions thoroughly, seeking introduce greater pluralism and humility into theological discourse. Sallie McFague is Carpenter Professor of Theology at Vanderbuilt Divinity School. (Paperback, 194pp)

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Title: Metaphorical Theology
By: Sallie McFague
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Augsburg Fortress
Publication Date: 1982
Weight: 13 ounces
ISBN: 0800616871
ISBN-13: 9780800616878
Stock No: WW0616871

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". . . a liberating book about a liberating theological approach."
--Christianity and Crisis

"Metaphorical Theology is a brilliant piece of writing which will make an important contribution both to new thinking on he nature of religious language and also to the dialogue between Christianity and Feminist Theology."
--Rosemary Radford Ruether
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary


"The great virtue of Professor McFague's book is that it tackles [some] crucial problems in an extremely perceptive and creative way . . . .All in all it is a most timely book both for the theological and for the church at large."
--Maurice Wiles
Regius Professor of Divinity
Christ Church, Oxford University

Author Bio

Sallie McFaguewas the Carpenter Professor of Theology at VanderbiltDivinity School, where she taught for thirty years. She is now Distinguished Theologian in Residence at the Vancouver School of Theology in Vancouver, British Columbia. Among her many influential works, all from Fortress Press, are:

Life Abundant: Rethinking Theology and Economy for a Planet in Peril (2000)

Super, Natural Christians: How We Should Love Nature (1997)

The Body of God: An Ecological Theology (1993)

Models of God: Theology for an Ecological, Nuclear Age (1987), which received the American Academy of Religion's Award for Excellence

Metaphorical Theology: Models of God in Religious Language (1982)

"Sallie McFague is a prominent figure among the growing number of theologians who have been attempting to rethink the Christian understanding of God's and humanity's place in the physical world."


-Chronicle of Higher Education

"The power of McFague's work is in its ability to speak to the American Protestant mainstream, challenging Christians with models of God that reflect both ecological sensitivity and concern for justice."

-Sharon Welch, Harvard Divinity School

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